/ Dictionary / Index B Barbary: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bar•ba•ry Pronunciation: (bär'bu-rē), [key] — n. a region in N Africa, extending from W of Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean and including the former Barbary States. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: barbary (Thesaurus) barbarous Barbary ape Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language